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A group of teenage students stand on a pebble beach facing a faciliator. He is giving them instructions.

Environmental citizen science in schools: impacts on knowledge, attitudes and behaviour

Journal article / Providing students with hands-on nature-based citizen science education can lead to greater frequency and range of pro-environmental behaviours.

25 September 2026 / About Participation

A hand is holding up a thermal camera and pointing it toward residential flats to record thermal patterns.

Understanding urban heat: climate knowledge for the next generation of urban heat islanders

Project / The project makes the hidden heat risks of climate change visible and helps young people and communities better understand urban heat islands and their effects.

2026 / About Adaptation, Cities and Wellbeing

woman with her baby on her back drinking water in a pond

Prevalence of enteric pathogens in mothers and children from communities in the La Paz River Basin Bolivia; associations with water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions

Journal article / Study reveals widespread enteric infections in Bolivia, with strong links to water quality, sanitation and hygiene conditions in rural communities.

24 March 2026 / About Sanitation and Water resources

Hands towards a blue sky with a sign saying

Intergenerational justice and youth participation

Other publication / This report gives an overview of intergenerational justice, youth concerns, and mechanisms for youth participation across Europe.

3 December 2025 / About Participation

Many different colourful fresh vegetables in the wooden box

Mapping school food provision models in European cities: Operational, infrastructural, and financial insights

Journal article / This study contributes to a deeper understanding of school food provision models in Europe.

26 February 2026 / About Food and agriculture and Public policy

Multiracial group of young men and young women people students raise hands to volunteer help together in local community garden

The Whole School Food Approach: A European framework and implementation to promote healthy and sustainable school food systems

Journal article / The journal article describes the development of the Whole School Food Approach framework and its implementation in 12 European countries.

17 December 2025 / About Food and agriculture and Wellbeing

Two teachers talking in a classroom, one holding a tablet while the other smiles and gestures, with empty chairs stacked on tables and pupil work displayed on the walls in the background.

CHEPA (Classroom HEPA) impact calculator

Tool / CHEPA is an easy-to-use calculator that helps schools assess how a HEPA filter impacts classroom air quality and energy use.

About Cities, Participation, Pollution and Wellbeing

Who bears the hidden costs of disasters? Gendered care work and crisis planning

SEI podcast / This episode explores the overlooked gendered burden of care work during crises and emphasize the pressing need for equitable and inclusive disaster response.

31 March 2025 / Power in balance / Adaptation and Disaster risk

A schoolgirl eating noodles from a lunchbox at her desk, surrounded by classmates enjoying their meals in a bright classroom.

Tackling climate change and malnutrition in Asia’s school lunchrooms

Perspective / In an era where climate change and food insecurity dominate global challenges, school food programs hold a surprising yet critical role.

9 January 2025 / About Food and agriculture and Public policy